Comments on: Handset Review: Nokia N900 http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/ There's No Place Like /Home Sat, 12 May 2012 20:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Francis http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4771 Francis Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:08:30 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1599#comment-4771 i have never been enriched from reviews until now; just three wks old with the new device and to LINUX generally. So far so good it has been wonderful, not a problem with it - not that i envision one though. Keep up the good work, will keep tabs on this forum. Regards Franc' i have never been enriched from reviews until now; just three wks old with the new device and to LINUX generally.
So far so good it has been wonderful, not a problem with it – not that i envision one though.
Keep up the good work, will keep tabs on this forum.
Regards
Franc’

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4432 Dan Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:08:35 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1599#comment-4432 @greg - There is great doubt over the future of the N900 now you're right because of the change to the software and lack of commitment from Nokia. I don't think you can say Maemo was less Open Source friendly than MeeGo though, Maemo was (and still is) a full Debian OS on a phone, totally Open Source. MeeGo has potential but a lot of N900 owners and developers are rightly annoyed with Nokia for launching this device and then effectively killing it after a couple of months. They didn't give it any chance at all to become established, it's like they wanted it to fail or they just didn't care. They don't seem to know what they're doing, what direction to go in. They need to pick a product and stick to it for a least a year to give it a chance. All the developers who'd been won over to Maemo just dropped it once the MeeGo bombshell was dropped. Developer buy-in is massive to a platform's success and now all those developers have decided to go elsewhere, probably Android which isn't going to be killed in 2 months. I'm sad because the N900 is still an amazing device and Maemo is a great OS, MeeGo seems to be targeting tablets and netbooks rather than phones. I think they've given up that market to Android personally. @greg – There is great doubt over the future of the N900 now you’re right because of the change to the software and lack of commitment from Nokia. I don’t think you can say Maemo was less Open Source friendly than MeeGo though, Maemo was (and still is) a full Debian OS on a phone, totally Open Source. MeeGo has potential but a lot of N900 owners and developers are rightly annoyed with Nokia for launching this device and then effectively killing it after a couple of months. They didn’t give it any chance at all to become established, it’s like they wanted it to fail or they just didn’t care. They don’t seem to know what they’re doing, what direction to go in. They need to pick a product and stick to it for a least a year to give it a chance. All the developers who’d been won over to Maemo just dropped it once the MeeGo bombshell was dropped. Developer buy-in is massive to a platform’s success and now all those developers have decided to go elsewhere, probably Android which isn’t going to be killed in 2 months. I’m sad because the N900 is still an amazing device and Maemo is a great OS, MeeGo seems to be targeting tablets and netbooks rather than phones. I think they’ve given up that market to Android personally.

]]> By: Greg Zeng http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4428 Greg Zeng Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:35:19 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1599#comment-4428 Just followed url's on reviews of the N900, espec. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo#Future N900 seems out of date, to be replaced not by Naemo, but now officially by MeeGo. I'll be trying this new op sys on my Asus 1005ha netbook. http://meego.gitorious.org/ Meego seems even more open source friendly than any other operating system yet. So new, that seems few apps. I don't have the cpu power to convert Linux apps - ($$$ poverty). Retired (medical) IT Consultant, Australian Capital Territory. Just followed url’s on reviews of the N900, espec. Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo#Future

N900 seems out of date, to be replaced not by Naemo, but now officially by MeeGo. I’ll be trying this new op sys on my Asus 1005ha netbook.

http://meego.gitorious.org/

Meego seems even more open source friendly than any other operating system yet. So new, that seems few apps. I don’t have the cpu power to convert Linux apps – ($$$ poverty).

Retired (medical) IT Consultant, Australian Capital Territory.

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3847 Dan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:04:40 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1599#comment-3847 @coolfx35 - Gland you're enjoying the N900. You're right that it's definately a hackers phone, it's incredibly open which l love @coolfx35 – Gland you’re enjoying the N900. You’re right that it’s definately a hackers phone, it’s incredibly open which l love

]]> By: coolfx35 http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3844 coolfx35 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:23:43 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1599#comment-3844 I have been the proud owner of the N900 for nearly a month now. I also own an HTC Magic and think the N900 is a far superior phone. I am a Linux user (Linux Mint and Sabayon) on my computers and love how open this phone is. I am still playing with the phone and learning but am getting to grips with it. I have added the testing repo which has opened up a lot more to play with. Look forward to chatting to all the other N900 users at http://www.NokiaN900Forum.net this really does feel like an enthusiasts phone, not just another run of the mill handset. I have been the proud owner of the N900 for nearly a month now. I also own an HTC Magic and think the N900 is a far superior phone. I am a Linux user (Linux Mint and Sabayon) on my computers and love how open this phone is.

I am still playing with the phone and learning but am getting to grips with it. I have added the testing repo which has opened up a lot more to play with.

Look forward to chatting to all the other N900 users at http://www.NokiaN900Forum.net this really does feel like an enthusiasts phone, not just another run of the mill handset.

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3658 Dan Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:15:06 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1599#comment-3658 @becki26 - That's a strange media playback problem. I find my N900 will play anything at all music or video. I've yet to find a format it won't play for me. The problem might be because yours was a Vodafone model and it's somehow different in software or hardware, I'm just guessing. Hope you get it fixed. Good luck! @becki26 – That’s a strange media playback problem. I find my N900 will play anything at all music or video. I’ve yet to find a format it won’t play for me. The problem might be because yours was a Vodafone model and it’s somehow different in software or hardware, I’m just guessing. Hope you get it fixed. Good luck!

]]> By: becki26 http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3656 becki26 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:08:26 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1599#comment-3656 @ dan hi i agree with you this phone is rather an unique handset. i used nokia many years ago the 3310 to precise and a couple of models after that but eventually got board of the same old thing then this phone came out and caught my eye. admittadly i only got the phone for linux as my laptop is on linux ubuntu. the only problem i seem to be having though which is extremly frustrating is my media player doent work properly it plays music and videos i record myself but wont play any other videos and i canr upgrade my fremantle. you see as im on vodaphone and they use 2.2009.51-1.205.2 not 2.2009.51-1.203.2 i have a huge problem. you see for some reason when i updated from 42 version to 51 version the update i was sent was 2.2009.51-1.203.2 and the vodaphone version so my fremantle is mp-fremantle-205-pr and i cant update it i have looked all over the net for solutions but cant find anything im going to phone vodaphone i think to have the phone swapped as i cant go on using a phone that does not work the way it suppose to but before this problem occurred i could not have faulted the phone in fact i still cant with a new phone that has not been out long i suppose they cant help the flaws that are there @ dan
hi i agree with you this phone is rather an unique handset. i used nokia many years ago the 3310 to precise and a couple of models after that but eventually got board of the same old thing then this phone came out and caught my eye.
admittadly i only got the phone for linux as my laptop is on linux ubuntu.
the only problem i seem to be having though which is extremly frustrating is my media player doent work properly it plays music and videos i record myself but wont play any other videos and i canr upgrade my fremantle. you see as im on vodaphone and they use 2.2009.51-1.205.2 not 2.2009.51-1.203.2 i have a huge problem.
you see for some reason when i updated from 42 version to 51 version the update i was sent was 2.2009.51-1.203.2 and the vodaphone version so my fremantle is mp-fremantle-205-pr and i cant update it i have looked all over the net for solutions but cant find anything im going to phone vodaphone i think to have the phone swapped as i cant go on using a phone that does not work the way it suppose to but before this problem occurred i could not have faulted the phone in fact i still cant with a new phone that has not been out long i suppose they cant help the flaws that are there

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3628 Dan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:01:54 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1599#comment-3628 @andrew - Your pictures look great but they don't even look close to that when I take them. I'm not much of a photographer and I find they tend to look grainy and crap. Might just be my fault as much as the camera, I have no idea :) @andrew – Your pictures look great but they don’t even look close to that when I take them. I’m not much of a photographer and I find they tend to look grainy and crap. Might just be my fault as much as the camera, I have no idea :)

]]> By: Andrew http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3627 Andrew Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:55:06 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1599#comment-3627 With respect, I take issue with the dismissal of cameras on mobile phones. Exhibit A: http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/nokia-n86-best-camera-phone-evar/ Exhibit B: http://openattitude.com/2010/01/08/camera-phones-are-the-new-guns/ Great review of the N900, though : ) With respect, I take issue with the dismissal of cameras on mobile phones.

Exhibit A:

http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/nokia-n86-best-camera-phone-evar/

Exhibit B:

http://openattitude.com/2010/01/08/camera-phones-are-the-new-guns/

Great review of the N900, though : )

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2010/01/n900-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3566 Dan Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:01:38 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1599#comment-3566 @edcarsky - No problem, thanks for reading. Enjoy your N900. @edcarsky – No problem, thanks for reading. Enjoy your N900.

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